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The Science and Engineering of Cutting

The Mechanics and Processes of Separating, Scratching and Puncturing Biomaterials, Metals and Non-metals

  • 1st Edition - July 15, 2009
  • Latest edition
  • Author: Tony Atkins
  • Language: English

The materials mechanics of the controlled separation of a body into two or more parts – cutting – using a blade or tool or other mechanical implement is a ubiquitous process in… Read more

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Description

The materials mechanics of the controlled separation of a body into two or more parts – cutting – using a blade or tool or other mechanical implement is a ubiquitous process in most engineering disciplines. This is the only book available devoted to the cutting of materials generally, the mechanics of which (toughness, fracture, deformation, plasticity, tearing, grating, chewing, etc.) have wide ranging implications for engineers, medics, manufacturers, and process engineers, making this text of particular interest to a wide range of engineers and specialists.

Key features

  • The only book to explain and unify the process and techniques of cutting in metals AND non-metals. The emphasis on biomaterials, plastics and non-metals will be of considerable interest to many, while the transfer of knowledge from non-metals fields offers important benefits to metal cutters
  • Comprehensive, written with this well-known author’s lightness of touch, the book will attract the attention of many readers in this underserved subject
  • The clarity of the text is further enhanced by detailed examples and case studies, from the grating of cheese on an industrial scale to the design of scalpels

Readership

Student and professional mechanical, materials, and manufacturing engineers, process and food engineers, related interest from biomedical, civil and other technology fields.

Table of contents

1 Controlled and uncontrolled separation of parts.2 Strength and fracture mechanics: the basics.3 Processes of separation. 4 Surface work and microstructure5 Orthogonal cutting: microtoming to metal planeing6 Types of chip: Fracture transitions and load fluctuations7 Oblique cutting and curved blades: Bacon slicing to helical milling8 Three-dimensional Cutting: Penetration, scratching, grinding, abrasive wear9 Sawing: the design and function of serrations and the removal of matter10 Piercing and perforating: punctures, arms and armor11 Sharpness and Bluntness12 Dynamic cutting12 Biological and medical cutting13 Unintentional cutting. Supermarket plastic bags, falling objects, ships hitting rocks.

Review quotes

"This book will be unique in really examining all forms of cutting and machining. Prof. Atkins writes in a discursive, very readable fashion bringing in examples from a wide range of sources. I am sure the book will be accessible to a wide range of readers from the first year undergraduate to the most experienced research worker."—Brian Cotterel, University of Sydney

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: July 15, 2009
  • Language: English

About the author

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Tony Atkins

Dr. Atkins was Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Reading and Visiting Professor at Imperial College, London. He taught and researched in the general field of large deformation flow and fracture of all sorts of materials, including biomaterials. He was a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, and of the Institute of Materials 3. He sat on various professional institution committees, editorial boards of journals and book series, and has been an advisor on NATO’s Science for Peace Programme.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Head of Department, University of Reading, UK

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